(a) Explanation Given information: The weight of the car ( W ) is 30000 lb. The acceleration due to gravity ( g ) is 32 .2 ft / s 2 . Calculation: Calculate the mass of the railroad car ( m ) using the formula: m = W g Substitute 30,000 lb for W and 32 .2 ft / s 2 for g . m = 30000 lb 32 .2 ft / s 2 = 931.67 lb ⋅ s 2 / ft Refer the time displacement graph from the textbook. Take the time between two peak points or the time period of oscillation as 0.41 sec. Calculate the frequency of damped vibration ( ω d ) using the formula: ω d = 2 π t d Here, t d the time period of oscillation. Substitute 0.41 sec for t d . ω d = 2 π 0.41 s = 15.325 rad / s The expression for the amplitude of forced vibration for light damping as follows: x = x 0 e − ( c / 2 m ) t sin ( ω d t + ϕ ) (1) Here, x is the amplitude of forced vibration, x 0 is the initial amplitude, c is the damping coefficient, ω d is the frequency of damped vibration, t is the time period, and ϕ is the phase difference. Consider at first peak point. Take displacement at first peak point as x 1 at the time t 1 . At peak point, the displacement is maximum and the value of sin ( ω d t + ϕ ) is one. Substitute x 1 for x , t 1 for t , and 1 for sin ( ω d t + ϕ ) in equation (1). x = x 0 e − ( c / 2 m ) t sin ( ω d t + ϕ ) x 1 = x 0 e − ( c / 2 m ) ( t 1 ) ( 1 ) x 1 = x 0 e − ( c / 2 m ) t 1 (2) Consider at second peak point. Take displacement at second peak point as x 2 at the time t 2 . At peak point, the displacement is maximum and the value of sin ( ω d t + ϕ ) is one. The time at second peak point is the sum of time at first peak point and time period of oscillation. Calculate the time at second peak point ( t 2 ) using the relation: t 2 = t 1 + t d Substitute x 2 for x , ( t 1 + t d ) for t , and 1 for sin ( ω d t + ϕ ) in equation (1). x = x 0 e − ( c / 2 m ) t sin ( ω d t + ϕ ) x 2 = x 0 e − ( c / 2 m ) ( t 1 + t d ) ( 1 ) x 2 = x 0 e − ( c / 2 m ) ( t 1 + t d ) (3) Divide the equation (3) by equation (2) (b) To determine Find the spring constant ( k ).

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